Upazila
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| Category | Administrative divisions |
| Location | Bangladesh |
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| Number | 495 |
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An upazila,[a] formerly called thana, is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads).
Bangladesh has 495 upazilas.[1][2][3] The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government.
Below UPs, villages (gram) and para exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignating and upgrading the existing thanas as upazilas.[4]
History
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The word thana is now used to solely refer to police stations. Generally, there is one police station for each upazila, but larger administrative units may have more than one police station covering different regions. However, it was complicated again and currently, Upazilas which combinely form "Administrative Districts" are known as Thanas. For example: Panchlaish Thana, Double Mooring Thana under Chittagong district.
On 26 July 2021, Khandker Anwarul Islam announced the renaming of Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila to "Shantiganj Upazila" as well as the creation of three new upazilas; Eidgaon Upazila in Cox's Bazar District, Madhyanagar Upazila in Sunamganj District and Dasar Upazila in Madaripur District.[6]
Administration
Upazila nirbahi officer
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Upazila parishad
Each upazila parishad (or council) has a chairperson called chairman, a vice-chairman and a woman vice-chairman. All three are elected through direct popular election. Union parishad chairmen within the upazila are considered as the members of the porishod. The post of a woman vice-chairman was created to ensure at least one-third woman representation in the all elected posts of the local government.[7]
On 22 January 2010, the first election in 18 years of upazila porishod was held.[8]
Lists of upazilas
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| Chapai Nawabganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| Naogaon District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Natore District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Pabna District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Rajshahi District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Sirajganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Dinajpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Gaibandha District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Kurigram District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Lalmonirhat District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Nilphamari District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Panchagarh District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Rangpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Thakurgaon District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Jamalpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Mymensingh District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Netrokona District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Sherpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Barguna District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Barisal District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Bhola District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Jhalokati District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Patuakhali District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Pirojpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Dhaka District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Faridpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Gazipur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Gopalganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Kishoreganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Madaripur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Manikganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Munshiganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Narayanganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Narsingdi District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Rajbari District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Shariatpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Tangail District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Bagerhat District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Chuadanga District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Jashore District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Jhenaida District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Khulna District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Kushtia District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Magura District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Meherpur District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Narail District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Satkhira District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
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| District | Upazila | ||||||
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| Habiganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Moulvibazar District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Sunamganj District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
| Sylhet District | Page Template:Div col/styles.css has no content. | ||||||
See also
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- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Tehsil – a similar administrative subdivision used in India and Pakistan
- Unions of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
Notes
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Govt to form 3 new upazilas in three districts". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New upazila to be formed in Comilla". NTV (Bangladesh). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Three new upazilas in Madaripur, Cox's Bazar and Sunamganj". Dhaka Tribune. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All about upazila parishad". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Upazila polls influenced". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
External links
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